It’s official! The Cub Scout program will be updated for the 2024-25 program year. Over the past several years the National Cub Scouting Committee has identified four areas to improve the Cub Scout program to ensure that it is fun, simple, and easy.

The time has arrived to renew your membership in the Order of the Arrow for 2024! The Wa-Hi-Nasa Lodge and the OA provide countless opportunities for youth and adults to engage in service to places, events, and people all throughout Middle Tennessee Council. The cost for one year of incredible brotherhood, cheerfulness, and service with the Wa-Hi-Nasa Lodge is just $18. This will allow you to wear your lodge flap, join us for OA Cracker Barrels during summer camp at Boxwell, and enjoy all the OA has to offer. If you're planning on attending multiple lodge events, consider purchasing an ArrowPass. For $165, the ArrowPass includes 2024 dues and prepays for all of our lodge events for the year at a discount: Spring Summit, June and August Induction Weekends, Fall Fellowship, and Winter Banquet. We look forward to seeing you at a lodge event this year!

Spring Summit is our rebranded Spring Shindig, and we hope you will join us to help make this new event amazing! The event will take place at Boxwell Scout Reservation on March 8th-10th, 2024. 

Spring Summit is our annual fellowship and training event! Join us for good food and trainings that cover all kinds of leadership and OA topics! Trainings will be held in the morning followed by chapter vs. chapter games to win the Wa-Hi-Nasa Belt of Glory!

Calling all registered adult Scouters, Scouts BSA, Venturers and Sea Scouts to attend University of Scouting.

UOS is the premier training event in the council, and is the easiest way for you to achieve your goals. This event, offered by the Middle Tennessee Council, is designed to supplement any Scouter's training and expand their toolbox.

Degrees and courses are available in five Colleges related to Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, General Studies, Youth, and Venturing. Participants have the ability to earn a Bachelor, Masters, and Doctoral Degree.

Saturday March 23, 2024

Goodlettsville First Baptist Church

613 S Main Street Goodlettsville, TN 37072

CALLING SCOUT YOUTH MEMBERS!

The Middle Tennessee Council is hosting the annual Nashville Patron Luncheon on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the Music City Center from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. We're looking for Scouts from ages 7-18 (parents are welcome), to represent all programs and to help out at this very important event. Scouts would need to arrive at the Music City Center at 10:30 a.m. in full field uniform (Class A from top to bottom). Scouts will act as greeters, collect pledge cards, and pose for pictures. Lunch is provided to Scouts and parents.

Please sign up for an individual slot for each participant by clicking on the button below, or email Sherry Rakes at srakes@mtcbsa.org

The Target and Range Sports Committee is offering the following training for the second half of the year. All training is at Boxwell.

NRA Basic Shotgun: Feb 23 - 24, 2024

NRA Basic Rifle Course - March 15, 2024

NRA Basic Rifle Course - April 5, 2024

NRA Rifle Instructor Course: April 4 - 6, 2024

USA Archery Level 1 Instructor "On-Line" Course: April 20, 2024

NRA Basic Shotgun: May 17, 2024

NRA Shotgun Instructor Course: May 17-19, 2024

USA Archery Level 1 Instructor "On-Line" Course: August 3, 2024

The Catholic Committee on Scouting is having its annual Trail of Churches on March 2, 2024. We will be touring 4 historic churches in Nashville giving you the opportunity to learn about their history and earn a patch at the same time. We will start at St. Patrick Catholic Church and then move to the Cathedral of the Incarnation followed by St. Mary of the Seven Sorrows ending with Church of the Assumption. The cost for the event is $7.00 per person and there will be a small reception at the end. For reservation information, email ndccos@gmail.com.

If you are interested in being part of the committee, we hold our meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Council 4972 Knights of Columbus Hall located at 3129 McGavock Pike. Please join us and bring a friend as we put our mission and vision statements to work. You can also visit our website at www.ndccos.org.

Calling all Catholic Scouts – please plan to join the Diocese of Nashville Catholic Committee on Scouting for our annual Scouting Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 15, 2024, at 7 p.m. This prayer service will be held at St. Stephen Catholic Community located at 14544 Lebanon Road in Old Hickory, TN. Come early and enjoy the wonderful Fish Fry that St. Stephen has to offer. Stations start at 7 p.m. and all participants will receive a custom patch at no cost!

The Middle Tennessee Council is excited to offer more Merit Badge Days for Scouts BSA to advance in the BSA program on March 16 and 17, 2024. We will conduct this program in the same manner and style as we have previously.

Will be offering 15 Merit Badge options. Scouts will be able to choose one a day—3 of those 15 are Eagle required. Your Scout can sign up for one day to earn one badge, or both days to earn two badges (Saturday and Sunday). You can find more information and registration links by clicking on the button below

We still have plenty of specialty license plates available! Click the button below to purchase yours.



We look forward to seeing our specialty plates all over the state of Tennessee.

Let’s go camping for free! Simply selling cards help Scouts earn their way to camp and provides discounts to many local vendors. There are six regional cards available this year, so everyone across the Council can benefit from one of these cards. 

The Scout Card Sale started on February 19, 2024 and runs through April 19, 2024. This $5.00 Scout card will help your Scouts earn their way to camp, and the unit will earn 50% commission on every card sold! 

The Council will sell seven different Scout cards for 2024 depending on the location of your Scout unit:

• Nashville Area
• Clarksville 
• Columbia/Lawrenceburg/Pulaski 
• Cookeville/McMinnville
• Murfreesboro
• Tullahoma 

Feel free to contact our Scouts Card Advisor, Vance Lackey, at Vance.lackey@scouting.org or 615-383-9724.

Please click the button below to learn more, and to register your unit for this year’s sale.

What is NYLT? National Youth Leadership Training is an exciting, action-packed, six-day program designed to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home units and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others. The course centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what he/she must KNOW, and what he/she must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO.

Mark your calendar! The Middle Tennessee Council is proud to recognize our 2023 Class of Eagle Scouts at our annual Eagle Scout and Volunteer Recognition Celebration.  On April 28, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Shinn Center at Lipscomb University, we will honor those Scouts that earned the rank of Eagle Scout during the 2023 calendar year. Scouts should wear their field uniform (also known as a Class A uniform) or a suit and tie. For all others, business casual attire is appropriate. For questions, please contact our Eagle registrar, Cheryl Leach, at Cheryl.Leach@scouting.org or by calling the Scout Service Center at 615-383-9724.  

REGISTRATION IS OFFICIALLY OPEN!

What to Expect: Resident Camp at Boxwell Reservation-Cubworld offers a unique, family, fun camping experience for you and your Scouting Family. We are sure you will leave with unforgettable family memories of Cubworld with your Scout.

All you need to bring is your gear; we will provide the program, food, tent, cot, mat, and an exciting experience!

Session 1 June 10-12

Session 2 June 14-16

Session 3 June 21-23

Session 4 June 24-26

Session 5 June 28 - 30

Summer Camp is just around the corner, and we have made some major changes this year at Boxwell. We have added a new first-year Scout Program called Brownsea, changed our class schedule, added woodwork at skilled trades as well as two new shooting sports programs at camp called the Davy Crockett and action archery. This year’s theme is Olympic Games, let’s see which troops bring home the GOLD. All information such as the program guides, schedule changes, merit badge selections can all be found online by clicking on the "Register HERE" button below.

If your troop has not committed to going to summer camp at Boxwell, please go to the website to find more information at https://www.mtcbsa.org/scoutsbsasummecamp.

Also, if your troop is not going to our Summer Camp you can still attend! Go online to fill out the form and select your classes. If you have fun at camp during your week there and want to come back, you can. Just go to the website and fill out the form. See you at camp!

Want to join our team at Boxwell Reservation? We are still in need of Lifeguards, Aquatics Directors, Shooting Sports Directors, Director of the of our new Brownsea program, Instructors in Brownsea, Shooting Sports, Skilled Trades, STEM and Cubworld instructors. We also need a food truck driver and kitchen helper.

Plenty of spots are still available for Summer Camp Staffing in 2024. Go to our website and sign up today! https://www.mtcbsa.org/campstaffopportunity

Saddle up, Scout Dads! Introducing our new Scout Dad shirt, featuring iconic figures Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. Embrace the spirit of the wild west while supporting your Scout’s journey with this unique and stylish shirt. Immerse yourself in the rugged charm of the frontier with this captivating design! It’s a perfect blend of Scouting enthusiasm and Western flair, making it a must-have for every Scout Dad. These are available in store NOW or you can order yours online! https://councilstuff.com/560?item=1859835

Wyatt Earp’s Scout Wisdom: “In the vast wilderness of scouting, a Dad is the guide, leading his young pioneers with courage and wisdom. Every adventure is a chance to forge character and create memories that last a lifetime.” ~ Wyatt Earp, probably…

It's great to hear that the Volunteer Adult Service Crew, known as the ROUND TUIT program, is starting up again. This program involves adult volunteers who lead projects at three of our Council properties: Boxwell, Grimes, and Parish. Here are the important details for each property:

Boxwell Reservation is the third Saturday of every month. Please contact Larry Green at lgreen519@aol.com



Parish Reservation Camp Tubb is the first Saturday of every month. Please contact David Rodgers at Elitehiker@yahoo.com

Grimes Canoe Base is the fourth weekend of every month. Please contact Kevin Treadwell at grimescanoebase@gmail.com